InfoGuides: US Budget & Financial Policy: Begin Your Research

Begin your research

Welcome to the US Budget & Financial Policy Infoguide

Use this guide to locate sources to use for your course assignments.

Research Budget FY17 - Learn about the current fiscal year's budget
Research the Federal Budget - Learn about the US Federal budget
Research State Budgets - Learn about state budgets, particularly VA, MD, and D.C.
Research City/County Budgets - Learn about local financial processes
Find Data/Statistics - Locate and visualize financial data
Write & Cite - Information on Zotero and contacting the Writing Center
Get Help - Chat with a librarian or setup an appointment with the Public Policy Librarian

These resources let you search for think tank reports, policy briefings, etc. on a topic.

Find Policy -- Economy
A new search engine covering 9 top economic policy research organizations.

ProQuest Congressional
Offers access to congressional publications dealing with the wide variety of topics addressed by Congress. Includes U.S. Serial Set, Congressional Hearings and Testimony, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, Congressional Record, Legislative Insight, and U.S. Bills and Resolutions; as well as Executive Branch Documents (1789-1948), and Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations. View a tutorial on this database here..

HKS Think Tank Search
A Google search across 400+ think tanks. Provided by Harvard Kennedy School Library. Freely available online.

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